I can think of some roads in the country that have been blocked off at one end to stop people driving down them at insane speeds and of course the roads with "Local Traffic only" signs to try and discourage people from driving down them. There aren't many though. Bad ride tonight or just pondering it?

I rode this morning...usual 25 miles along nice lanes as well as the usual mayhem . I was just enjoying being totally alone on some nice lane with nobody but the pheasnts and a cow to talk to when the obligatory oik in souped up nerdmobile has to belt along scaring everything and embarrassing the entire human race in front of the animal kingdom.

I was musing on this last night - maybe leaving "major" roads open to motor traffic, and closing off others to it. (Prompted travelling through Manchester, as quite a few roads go broadly in the same direction).

There are a couple lanes near me that have been closed to traffic for a good few years. The hedgerow has pretty much taken over the entire road. Tarmac covered in deep mud at the lowest points. Branches/ stones/ rocks everywhere. Still: if they closed 'em to motor traffic and continued to maintain them..

On Jersey there is a 45 mile network of roads where cyclists (& pedestrians & horse riders) have priority over vehicles. Other traffic isn't banned (which helps keep the roads clear of debris) but the roads are narrow, twisty and have a speed limit of 15mph - so most traffic uses other faster roads instead. Don't know about enforcement, but it seems to work well as it is.